East Harlem

Middle School

A message from your Principal

Welcome DREAM Middle School Families,

We are so excited to welcome our new sixth grade families to our DREAM community and so thankful to have our returning seventh and eighth-grade families. This year is certainly a different year but our commitment to support and love continues to be the foundation of our school community. We hope this website helps you find useful information to all things middle school. As questions come up please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Sending so much love to you and your families,

-Mrs. Dodge

Contact Information

school Leadership

ELIZABETH DODGE, PRINCIPAL
- - Email Address: EDODGE@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 917-992-6165
CARMEN ISAAC, ACADEMIC DEAN
- - Email Address: CISAAC@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 301-503-5354
ALISON BROWNE, ACADEMIC DEAN
- - Email Address: ABROWNE@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 516-978-4357
BRETT FAZIO, DEAN OF STUDENTS
- - Email Address: BFAZIO@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-398-4885
JENN KHAN, DEAN OF PROGRAMS
- - Email Address: JKHAN@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 862-263-0446

6th grade teachers

JA’KEEL DANIELS, 6TH GRADE ELA
- - Email Address: JDANIELS@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 914-346-7672
ISABEL JASPER, 6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
- - Email Address: IJASPER@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 617-775-0098
NOELLE KEITH, 6TH GRADE MATH
- - Email Address: NKEITH@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 813-957-3581
AKEIL BENN, 6TH GRADE SCIENCE
- - Email Address: ABENN@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-4-3-6212

7th grade teachers

MICHELE PAGUAGA, 7TH GRADE ELA
- - Email Address: MPAGUAGA@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-321-5406
MARJORIE LEVINSON, 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
- - Email Address: MLEVINSON@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 917-750-3434
TALESHA HOUSTON, 7TH GRADE MATH
- - Email Address: THOUSTON@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 347-244-3659
BIANCA TOUSSAINT, 7TH GRADE SCIENCE
- - Email Address: BTOUSSAINT@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 917-396-9424

8th grade teachers

DENA SMALL, 8TH GRADE ELA
- - Email Address: DSMALL@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 248-219-8053
CHRIS HARMANTZIS, 8TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
- - Email Address: CHARMANTZIS@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 717-919-8863
JEYSON JONES, 8TH GRADE MATH
- - Email Address: JEJONES@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 347-615-8695
MARYAM KHAN, 8TH GRADE SCIENCE
- - Email Address: MKHAN@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 347-935-0220

Maps teachers

BETTINA BRICCETTI, MUSIC TEACHER
- - Email Address: BBRICCETTI@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 845-204-8251
KANDICE STEWART, ART + INVENTION TEACHER
- - Email Address: KSTEWART@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: N/A
RICK KRUPA, HEALTH + P.E. TEACHER
- - Email Address: RKRUPA@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-599-2320

STUDENT LIFE TEAM

HONIKE MADHOO, ASSISTANT DEAN OF STUDENTS
- - Email Address: HMADHOO@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-732-7076
ZALIKA MAY, HIGH SCHOOL ACCESS & ALUMNI COORDINATOR
- - Email Address: ZMAY@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 347-614-0542
MARIELENA FERNANDEZ, 6TH GRADE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
- - Email Address: MFERNANDEZ@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-288-6385
REUBEN HARRIS, 7TH GRADE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
- - Email Address: RHARRIS@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 973-583-8560
ANDREW JEAN-BAPTISTE, 8TH GRADE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
- - Email Address: AJBAPTISTE@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 347-727-9137
STEPH KIM, DREAMBUILDERS PROGRAM MANAGER
- - Email Address: skim@wearedream.org
  - Phone Number: 347-286-8045

STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM

AARON KAHN, SOCIAL WORKER
- - Email Address: AKAHN@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-334-1233
CASSIE DEMARTINO, SPEECH PATHOLOGIST SPECIAL ED. DEPARTMENT CHAIR
- - Email Address: CDEMARTINO@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 518-669-2288

School operations TEAM

MADAI VELEZ, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
- - Email Address: MVELEZ@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 917-733-5475
GISELLE HENRIQUEZ, SCHOOL OPERATIONS
- - Email Address: GHENRIQUEZ@WEAREDREAM.ORG
  - Phone Number: 646-829-5014

Middle School Updates

New Math Block: Starting 2/1, students will have two Math blocks on their remote days. The second Math block will take the place of Science. See your students schedule for more information!
For 5th Grade Families: You may have received a letter from the Department of Education alerting you that applications opened up for you to apply to NYC Middle Schools. DREAM serves grades PreK - 12 and your student has an automatic seat in 6th grade (no need to apply). We look forward to seeing your student play, learn and grow with us throughout high school.
MAPS Newsletter: Click here to check out the latest edition of the MAPS Newsletter to see what your students are learning in Music, Art & Invention, and PE!
Quarter 3 Updates
- - In Quarter 3, all 6th graders will have Music twice a week. Hybrid students will have Ms Briccetti on their in person days and will not need to attend remote class. Remote students will attend one synchronous class on either Thursday or Friday and one asynchronous class on Monday or Tuesday. Please refer to your students schedule for more information.
  - In Quarter 3, all 7th and 8th graders will have Art & Invention twice a week. Hybrid students will have Mrs Stewart on their in person days and will not need to attend remote class. Remote students will attend one synchronous class on either Monday or Tuesday and one asynchronous class on Thursday or Friday. Please refer to your students schedule for more information.
We need your help! We have noticed that fewer scholars log into their ZOOM classes after lunch, log in late or leave early but we do not want them to miss out on their learning. Please help ensure scholars are logging into their ZOOM classes after lunch on time and stay for the entire duration of their classes.

Click Here for the Student Wellness Check Form

high school information

For 8th Grade Families

If you plan to have your student attend DREAM Charter High School for their 9th grade year, please complete the two forms below. If you have any questions, please reach out to zmay@wearedream.org. Thank you.

PARA FAMILIAS DE 8o GRADO: Si planea que su hijo asista a DREAM Charter High School para noveno grado, complete los dos formularios a continuación antes. Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con zmay@wearedream.org. Gracias.

Family Events

Previous Events

2.8.21 MS Family Cafe - During this Family Cafe, we updated families on new staff, Schoology/Powerschool, double math blocks, resources, a Q&A session for our 8th grade families and more! If you missed it, please take a look at the 2.8.21 recording below.
1.11.21 MS Family Cafe: If you missed our first MS Family Cafe of the Year, feel free to check out the recording for 1.11.21 below. You will learn about updates to our policies regarding COVID, review hybrid instructions and more
12.7.20 MS Family Cafe- To learn about IA's, Intervention, DREAM's holiday schedule, and more, please view our MS Family Cafe 12.7.20 recording.
Student Support Family Forum- In collaboration with FACE, DREAM's Special Education Department will be hosting monthly student support family forums. This is an opportunity for families to come together and learn more about special education. Our first forum was on Thursday 11/5 and they will be held each month. See below for slides from our first forum.
Town Hall- To learn about the Middle School specific reopening details, please watch our MS Reopening Family Town Hall Recording which was held on 10.9.2020

2.8.21.mp4

MS Family Cafe 2.8.21

MS Family Cafe 1.11.21 Edited.mp4

MS Family Cafe 1.11.21

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MS Family Cafe 12.7.20

NOVEMBER_ Student Support Monthly Family Forum.pdf

Student Support Family Forum 11.5.20

MS Reopening Family Town Hall Recording 10.9.20

Weekly Schedules (Hybrid & Remote)

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Helpful Links & Resources

Schoology is a learning platform where academic content, schedules, resources, and more can be found. To access Schoology, see below:

- - For students: dream.schoology.com
    - - Students should access Schoology with their own DREAM email and passcode
  - For families: https://www.schoology.com/
    - - Families must sign up and enter their parent access code provided during Family Visits
Entrenamiento de Schoology en Español: Si se perdió nuestro entrenamiento de Schoology en español el pasado 7 de enero, podrá ver una grabación aquí titulada "Entrenamiento de Schoology en Español." La grabación incluye como ingresar a Schoology, revisar cursos, trabajos entregados o no, calificaciones y más.
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